Adapting the themes of the 1948 film Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House, this comedy stars Tom Hanks as Walter Fielding, who with his love Anna (Shelley Long) decides to buy a suburban New York home for next-to-nothing. Both Anna and Walter are willing to fix what ails the house and since they are both successful professionals, that should not be too difficult. Unfortunately, what ails the house might be terminal as the rest of the film chronicles the battle between the couple and the disintegrating structure. Construction workers come in to make matters either worse or better -- or both. Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy
- Category Slapstick, Domestic Comedy
- Theme: Crumbling Marriages, Nothing Goes Right
- Studio: Universal Studios
- Run Time: 01 hr 31 min
- Language: French, Spanish, English
- Subtitle Language: English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Release Date: February 4, 2003
- Lead Actor: Shelley Long, Tom Hanks, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna
- Supporting Actor: White Lion, Henry Baker, Tetchie Agbayani, Wendell Pierce, Susan Browning, Michael Hyde, Grisha Dimant, Douglass Watson, John van Dreelen, Mia Dillon, Billy Lombardo, Brian Backer, Carmine Caridi, Yakov Smirnoff, Josh Mostel, Philip Bosco, Radu Gavor, Frankie R. Faison, Scott Turchin, Ron Foster, Nestor Serrano, Mike Starr, Leslie West, Mike Russo, Joe Ponazecki, Jake Steinfeld, Irving Metzman, Bruno Iannone, Afemo Omilami, Tzi Ma, Cindy Brooks, Alan Altshuld, Frank Maraden, Lutz Rath, Matthew Cowles, Michael Jeter, Robey, Mary Louise Wilson, Lucille Dobrin, Joey Balin
- Director: Richard Benjamin
